Becky Holmes

Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You (eBook, ePUB)

The Murky World of Online Romance Fraud

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Fabulous. I read this in a single weekend and I didn't want it to end. Scammers, con-artists, catfishers you have met your match" Jeremy Vine

"A brilliant read. Moves effortlessly between hilarious and informative and back again." Ed Byrne, comedian and actor

"Astonishing." Daily Mail

Online romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon.

No other woman has had so many online romances from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet.

Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Becky's hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Unbound
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800183070
• Artikelnr.: 68428406

Autorenporträt

Becky Holmes is the creator of, and voice behind, the popular Twitter (X) account @deathtospinach. When she isn't trolling scammers online, Becky can be found accosting people's dogs for a cuddle or staring at things she can't afford on the internet. Becky has a first class BA (Hons) from Royal Holloway, University of London, and is based in Stratford-upon-Avon (where there are, coincidentally, a lot of dogs to cuddle).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: I Wanted to Include a Willy Here
1 1 Everything Starts with an Idea
5 2 Celebrity Scammers: The Gold Standard
54 3 Sharing My Two Penn’orth
118 4 Having a Root Around Our Noggins
127 5 The Scam Must Go On: Adapting to Circumstances
144 6 Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
166 7 Sex, Lies and Coercion: Sextortion
188 8 The Victims Who Lose More Than Money
204 9 How Do Victims of Romance Fraud Get Help?
213 10 The End Bit: Now What?
235 Notes 245 Acknowledgements
246  A Note About the Author
248  Supporters
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